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<b>Negro League Baseball Player, 1946-1950</b> (1931-2020) Born in Macon, Georgia, on June 22, 1931, Scott played 4 seasons as a pitcher in the Negro League as a member of the New York Black Yankees. Nicknamed, "Bob," he debuted as a sixteen year old rookie in 1946, and played through the 1950 season. He was selected by the New York Mets, in 2008, in Major League Baseball's special draft to honor former players of the Negro Baseball Leagues, and was honored by the Atlanta Braves in a special ceremony at Turner Field, in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2016. Robert Scott was inducted into the Macon Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, and he died on October 11, 2020, in Macon, at the age of 89. Highlights of his major league career include playing with the "Jackie Robinson All-Stars," receiving an award from both the New York Yankees, and New York Mets of MLB, and having his photograph hung in the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library in Cooperstown, New York. <u>Signed Photograph</u>: 8 x 10, color photograph of Scott in a pitching motion wearing his Yankees uniform, with the interlocking "NY" on his baseball cap, and a beautiful, large, bold blue ink signature, "Robert Scott, New York Black Yankees, 1946-50." Choice condition. <u>Trivia</u>: The New York Black Yankees played their home games at Hinchliffe Stadium, in Paterson, New Jersey, from 1933 to 1938 (a field I have pitched on, and played baseball, and football on); they had no primary home ballpark in 1939 and 1940; from 1940 to 1947, they played at Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York, and afterwards they played at Red Wing Stadium, in Rochester, New York.   <b>General-in-Chief of all Union armies during the Civil War 18th President of the United States</b> (1822-1885) Graduated in the West Point class of 1843, and fought in the Mexican War where he earned two accomodations for gallantry. During the Civil War, he fought at the battles of Belmont, Missouri; Fort Henry, Fort Donelson, and Shiloh, Tennessee; Vicksburg, Mississippi; Chattanooga, Tennessee; the 1864 Overland campaign; the battle of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, Virginia; and in the 1865 Appomattox campaign in which Grant's army forced the surrender of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He was the Commander-in-Chief of all Union armies, from 1863-65. General Grant earned the acclaim of the nation, and the sobriquet, "Unconditional Surrender Grant" after forcing the surrender of Fort Donelson, in February 1862. He served two terms as the 18th President of the United States, 1869-77. After a year-long struggle with throat cancer, surrounded by his family, Ulysses S. Grant died at his Mount McGregor cottage, in New York state, on July 23, 1885, at the age of 63, having just finished his written memoirs less than a month before his death. General Philip H. Sheridan, then Commanding General of the U.S. Army, ordered a day-long tribute to Grant on all military posts, and President Grover Cleveland ordered a thirty-day nationwide period of mourning. After private services, the honor guard placed Grant's body on a special funeral train, which traveled to U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and to New York City. A quarter of a million people viewed it in the two days before the funeral. Tens of thousands of men, many of them Union veterans from the Grand Army of the Republic, marched with Grant's casket drawn by two dozen black stallions to Riverside Park, in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. His pallbearers included Union Generals William T. Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, and John A. Logan, the head of the GAR, Confederate Generals Simon B. Buckner and Joseph E. Johnston, and Union Admiral David D. Porter. Following the casket in the seven-mile-long procession were President Cleveland, two former presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and Chester B. Arthur, all of the president's cabinet, as well as the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. Attendance at the New York funeral topped 1.5 million. Ceremonies were held in other major cities around the country, while Grant was eulogized in the press and likened to Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Grant's body was laid to rest in Riverside Park, first in a temporary tomb, and then—twelve years later, on April 17, 1897, in the elaborate General Grant National Memorial, also known as "Grant's Tomb," the largest mausoleum in North America. Wet, plate albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform with rank of major general. No back mark. Excellent image.   8 3/4 x 2 3/4, cream colored ribbon, with red, white, blue and gold embroidering. Dark blue band at the top with 11 gold stars. Below that is the following: Memorial To Our Heroes. Victory Day. The central theme has crossed American flags, with a spread winged eagle above them, and a star and American banner below. America First. Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice In The European War. April-1917- Nov. 11-1918. Large gold star at the bottom. This is the ribbon only. There is no pin. The edges of the ribbon show some light fraying. It is housed in an archival sleeve and I would suggest leaving it in there for display. Very pretty 1918 World War I, Victory Day ribbon.  A most unusual two piece remnant spoon, flattened to form a thin sheet from which a disk has been cut. A common <I>make do</I> to make a corps badge or identification disk, this rare recovery of <U>both discarded pieces</U> of such a project was recovered at a Union camp excavation near Vicksburg. This fragment from a common soldier’s life will make a wonderful addition to lay in with the finest of corps badge collections or to set with a single piece as a rare original example of in the field ingenuity. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>

Robert Scott, New York Black Yankees $25.00

  

CDV, General Ulysses S. Grant $50.00

  

Ribbon, Memorial To Our Heroes Of World $35.00

  

desirable excavated - Civil War ID DISK $135.00
Best described here by our illustrations, this impressive antique collotype remains in exceptional condition and is an original from the1892 military history folio group <I>‘The Army and Navy of the United States 1776-1891’</I> published by Geo. Barrie of Philadelphia. The lithograph is titled <I>’Field Equipment 1892’</I> and measures 8 ¾ X 113/4 on a 12 ¾ X 18 ¾ sheet of heavy period rag paper bearing an Army & Navy Seal with Spread Eagle watermark. The print is marked <I>’Copyright 1892 by G. B.’</I> and is signed by the artist, <I>J. O. Davidson – 92</I>. A most impressive 19th century collotype, bright with absolutely no fading yet with unmistakable evidence of age and originality. An especially nice size for matting and framing, this piece will be of special interest to Spanish American War and Army Signal Corps enthusiasts. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   <b>Served as an officer in the 76th New York Infantry during the Civil War Wounded at the battles of Gettysburg, and the Wilderness, Virginia</b> (1843-1915) Born at Cherry Valley, New York, his family was no stranger to war! His great-grandfather fought in the American Revolution, his grandfather saw action in the War of 1812, and his father and himself fought for the Union in the Civil War, with his father losing his life on the battlefield. Charles Hill served in the 121st New York Infantry, and was killed while out scouting in 1864. His mother's side of the family got into the act also as his grand-father Busch fought in the War of 1812. In the beginning of the Civil War, at the age of 18, George B. Hill enlisted in the 76th New York Infantry. He saw combat in 22 hard-fought battles with his regiment while serving in the Army of the Potomac. Twice wounded in battle, he received a gunshot wound in his foot at the battle of Gettysburg, and the young Union soldier was wounded in the right thigh in 1864, at the battle of the Wilderness, Va. Promoted to the ranks of 2nd Lieutenant, and 1st Lieutenant respectively, for gallantry in battle, he was appointed commander of his company. Lieutenant Hill had the distinct honor of commanding the color company of his regiment at the historic grand review of the victorious Union army at Washington, D.C. In the spring of 1866, he went by steamer to California, and a few months later found his way to Virginia City, Nevada, where he was employed as a clerk, and became deputy recorder of the city. He built the Reno Water Works, and in 1875, he organized the Carson City Savings Bank, where he was a cashier, and then general manager. In the spring of 1887, he went to Bellevue, Idaho, and, in partnership with Colonel Ballentine, opened an extensive mercantile firm known as Hill & Ballentine, becoming one of Idaho’s most prominent businessmen. Becoming involved in politics, he was elected mayor of Bellevue 6 times, and was chosen in 1898 to be a candidate for governor of Idaho, but for business reasons he declined the nomination. He did much effective campaign work, and when he addressed his fellow citizens on political subjects he spoke with deep conviction, and great energy and power. He was frequently invited by his comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic to be the honored orator on Decoration Day, where it was said that his efforts reached the heights of inspiration. <u>Document Signed</u>: 8 x 3 1/4, imprinted certificate of deposit document signed in ink. State Of Nevada, The Carson City Savings Bank, Carson, Nev., Jany. 22, 1877. Edward Cassidy has deposited in this Bank One Hundred & fifty Dollars in United States Gold Coin for Twelve months payable to order of Self on the return of this Certificate properly endorsed with Ten per cent interest per annum for the time specified only. Beautiful, large signature, G.B. Hill, next to his title of Cashier. Endorsed on the reverse by Edward Cassidy. Nice sepia tone vignette of a barefoot maiden at the left. Very fine. Very desirable signature of this New York soldier who was wounded in action at Gettysburg.   <b>United States Congressman & Senator from Kentucky Member of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame In 1964, he pitched only the 7th perfect game in MLB history at that time! Signed United States Senate Card</b> (1931-2017) Born in Southgate, Kentucky, he graduated from Xavier University in 1953. Bunning, a baseball pitcher, signed a professional contract with the Detroit Tigers, and pitched his first game in the major leagues on July 20, 1955. During his 17 year professional career, from 1955 to 1971, he pitched for the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Los Angeles Dodgers. When he retired in 1971, he had the second-highest total career strikeouts in Major League history, and currently ranks 22nd all time. Bunning pitched his first no-hitter on July 20, 1958, for the Tigers against the Boston Red Sox, and as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies, he pitched the seventh perfect game in Major League Baseball history, on June 21, 1964, the first game of a Father's Day doubleheader at Shea Stadium, in New York, against the New York Mets. It was the first perfect game in the National League since 1880! As of 2023, there have been only 24 perfect games in MLB history, and that includes both the American & National Leagues since the 1800's. During Jim Bunning's illustrious MLB career, he was selected to 9 All-Star teams, he led the American League in wins in 1957, with 20, as a member of the Detroit Tigers, he led the American League in strikeouts twice, in 1959 and 1960, with the Tigers, and the National League once, in 1967, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His uniform number 14 has been retired by the Phillies, and in 1984, Bunning was elected to the Philadelphia Phillies Baseball Wall of Fame. He was elected into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown in 1996. His career statistics include 224 wins, 2,855 strikeouts, and an earned run average of 3.27. He served as a Kentucky State Senator, 1980-84; a United States Congressman, from Kentucky, 1987-99; and was a United States Senator, from Kentucky, serving 1999-2011. During his time in the U.S. Congress, he served on the following committees: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Committee on the Budget; and the Committee on Finance. Jim Bunning died in Edgewood, Kentucky, on May 26, 2017, aged 85, following a stroke he had suffered. He was buried at St. Stephen Cemetery in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was the only Major League Baseball athlete to have been elected to both the United States Senate, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame! <u>Card Signature With Title as U.S. Senator</u>: 5 x 3 card, partially imprinted, and signed in ink. "Jim Bunning." Printed below his beautiful autograph is Jim Bunning, United States Senator. Choice condition. Very desirable.   <b>Wounded 3 times during the Civil War! Colonel 15th Massachusetts Infantry United States Attorney General Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic</b> (1820-91) Born in Charlestown, Mass., he graduated from Harvard in 1838, and Harvard Law School in 1840. He was admitted to the bar in Franklin Country, Mass., where he practiced law from 1841-49. Devens had a very notable antebellum career as a lawyer, Massachusetts State Senator, U.S. Marshal, and orator. <b><i>Forced to participate in the return of an escaped slave to his owner while serving as marshal, he attempted to purchase, unsuccessfully, the bondsman's liberty with his own funds.</b></i> Immediately upon President Lincoln's call for volunteers, Devens, a militia brigadier, offered his services, and on on April 16, 1861, Devens gave an impassioned speech at Mechanics Hall in Worcester to a large crowd where he called upon the young men of Worcester to rise and go with him to rescue Washington. Shortly afterwards he was mustered in as Major of the 3rd Battalion of Massachusetts Rifles, a 90 days unit. Devens was later commissioned Colonel of the 15th Massachusetts Infantry, and fought at Ball's Bluff, where a uniform button saved his life when he was struck by a rifle ball and wounded. Promoted to Brigadier General of volunteers on April 15, 1862, he commanded a brigade at the battle of Seven Pines during the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, and was again wounded. At the battle of Fredericksburg, Devens commanded a brigade of the 6th Army Corps, and at Chancellorsville, where he was wounded a third time, he directed a division in General O.O. Howard's 11th Army Corps. According to a report by General Steward L. Woodford, who served with him, General Devens remounted his horse, stayed with his men, and did not go to the hospital until his men had bivouacked. Upon his return to duty, he commanded a division of the Army of the James, 1864-65, distinguishing himself at the battle of Cold Harbor, Va., while commanding the 3rd Division, 18th Army Corps in General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign. During the final stages of the Siege of Petersburg, he commanded the 3rd Division of the 24th Army Corps. His troops were the first to occupy Richmond, Va., after its capture in April 1865. Devens remained in the army for a year as commander of the Military District of Charleston, South Carolina, before mustering out of the army and returning home. He later served as the fifth Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic from 1873–75, and was also a veteran companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He served as a Judge of the Massachusetts Superior Court, 1867-73, and was an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court, 1873-77. He served as the United States Attorney General, 1877-81, in the cabinet of President Rutherford B. Hayes. Charles Devens died of heart failure in Boston, Massachusetts in 1891, and is buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In 1906, the city of Worcester, erected an equestrian statue of General Charles Devens in front of the former Worcester Court House, located on Court Hill. <u>Signature as Attorney General of the United States</u>: 6 1/2 x 4, in ink. Chas. Devens, Atty. Genl. U.S., Apr. 29/79. Light age toning. Very fine, dated signature while serving as U.S. Attorney General.

Exceptional! 19th century – Signal Corp $45.00

  

Autograph, Lieutenant George B. Hill $75.00

  

Autograph, Jim Bunning $20.00

  

Autograph, General Charles Devens $75.00
<b>Mortally wounded in the battle of the Wilderness, Virginia in May 1864</b> (1807-64) He was born to wealthy parents in Geneseo, Livingston County, in western New York State. His father, James Wadsworth, was the owner of one of the largest portfolios of cultivated land in the state, and young Wadsworth was groomed to fulfill the responsibilities he would inherit. He attended both Harvard University and Yale University, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He was president of the New York State Agricultural Society in 1842-43. Joining the Republican Party in 1856, he was an 1860 presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. In 1861, he was a member of the Washington peace conference, a gathering of Northern and Southern moderates who attempted to avert war. Despite his lack of military experience Wadsworth was commissioned a major general in the New York state militia in May 1861. He served as a volunteer aide-de-camp to General Irvin McDowell at the First Battle of Bull Run, Va. General McDowell recommended him for command and, he was commissioned a brigadier general, and on October 3, 1861, he was appointed to command the 2nd Brigade in McDowell's Division of the Army of the Potomac. He then led the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, of the I Corps of the army until March 17, 1862. He commanded the 1st Division of General John F. Reynold's 1st Corps at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. His division fought like heroes to fight off disaster on July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, while the rest of the Union army was being brought into action by General George G. Meade, the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac. He was later assigned to the command of a division of General G.K. Warren's 5th Corps in 1864. At the battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864, while leading his men in an attempt to repel an assault, he was shot off his horse, a bullet entering the back of his head and lodging in his brain. He was taken to a Confederate field hospital where he died two days later without ever regaining consciousness. His body was later recovered under a flag of truce. His remains were brought back to Geneseo, New York, and buried there in Temple Hill Cemetery. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Bust view in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Imprint on the verso, "Brigadier-General J.S. Wadsworth." Light age toning. Very fine.   The Newsletter Of The Center For Civil War Photography. Volume XI. Issue I. April 2013. Glossy magazine style covers. 19 pages, plus covers. Includes: Remarkable Fort Sumter Confederate Image Comes To Light. Jacob Coonley Photographs The Battle Of Nashville. A Fragile Negative Survives At The National Archives. Antietam in 3-D. Civil War Photography Dream Day. Civil War in 3-D, and much more. Fantastic images of course! Excellent-like new condition. If you have a keen interest in Civil War images this publication is definitely for you!   <b>August 6, 1945, a date that will forever live in history as when the first aerial drop of a uranium bomb wiped out almost an entire city in Japan!</b> By Gordon Thomas, and Max Morgan Witts. Published by Konecky & Konecky, Old Saybrook, Connecticut. Hard cover with dust jacket. Copyright, 1977, 327 pages, illustrated, bibliography, index, chapter notes. Excellent-like new condition. It was quite probably the most important event of World War II. Its consequences were greater than those of any other event of the war. Yet the story of the bombing of Hiroshima, the momentous flight into the future of the B29 "Enola Gay," has never before been revealed from firsthand sources. Award winning writers Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts separate myth from reality as they retrace the steps that led the world into the atomic age. The authors talked to each surviving crew member and to the scientists and soldiers whose war effort pointed in one direction, toward August 6, 1945, when the first aerial drop of a uranium bomb wiped out most of a city but, ironically, did not stop the war. In addition to their extensive interviews with participants, both American and Japanese, the authors have had access to private diaries and memoirs and government documents until recently classified "top secret." From these, they have reconstructed the unmatched drama of men racing to perfect and others learning to safely drop the untested and most feared bomb in the world; while in Japan, the Imperial Army planned a defense, centered in Hiroshima, that would take an estimated million Allied lives.   <b>Colonel of the 12th New York Infantry Regiment during the Civil War</b> (1838-1902) Born in New York City, he was a successful Civil War commander, an insurance executive, and a civil engineer. His prewar military career began as a private in the Marine Artillery of Providence, Rhode Island. He later attended Brown University, in Providence, Rhode Island, where he raised a company aptly named, the "Brown University Guards," and subsequently received a staff appointment from William Sprague, Governor of Rhode Island. He served as a member of the 7th New York Regiment, 1860-1862, as paymaster, and during the Civil War he served in the 12th New York Regiment, as lieutenant colonel, and colonel commanding the regiment, leading them into battle in their campaigns of 1862-1863. He was promoted to brigadier general in 1865. In the 1870s, General Livingston Satterlee, a Staten Island resident, created a museum at his home. The museum was briefly described in the 1929 book "Staten Island and Its People." "General Satterlee resided on Pendleton Avenue, in New Brighton, where he had a separate building with his collection of Indian artifacts, and herbarium specimens (dried plants). One of the early meetings of the Natural Science Association, of which he was a member, was held in his museum. Satterlee was a 32nd degree Mason and district grand master. Within the community, he was vice president of the Lyceum of Natural History, president of the Old Guard Association of the 12th New York Regiment, and an officer in the New York Chamber of Commerce. He also served an an executive and secretary of the Board of the Aetna Insurance Company, and led an insurance brokerage firm of Satterlee, Bostwick and Martin in New York City. This prominent New Yorker died on April 3, 1902. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Half view seated pose in uniform with rank of brigadier general. Backmark: J. Loeffler's Photographic Gallery, Corner of Bay and Grand Streets, Tompkinsville, Staten Island, N.Y., with 2 cents green George Washington U.S. internal Revenue Proprietary tax stamp. Sharp image. Very fine. Identified by noted Civil War photo historian Roger Hunt, editor of the superb reference works, Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue, and Colonels in Blue. Scarce and very desirable image!

CDV, General James S. Wadsworth $45.00

  

Battlefield Photographer $5.00

  

Book, Enola Gay: The Bombing of Hiroshim $10.00

  

CDV, General Livingston Satterlee $150.00
<b>Sawyer gun explodes killing 4 men and wounding 4 others with the largest piece passing over his head!</b> 4 pages, 4 1/2 x 7 1/2, in ink, written by William E. Cobbett, Co. G, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, to his Father & Mother. Includes a worn patriotic envelope that has a full color illustration of a firing cannon with an American flag flying overhead. Addressed to Mrs. William Cobbett, Canton, Mass., with indistinct postmark, and stamp cut off. <u><b>Camp Butler, Newport News, Va., Feb. 12, [1862], Company G, 29 Reg. [Massachusetts Infantry]</b></u> Dear Father & Mother, It is with the greatest pleasure that I now take this opportunity to answer your letter. I was glad to hear that you was both well and in good health. We are well and so are all the boys that came with us. I have got over my cough now after a great deal of trouble. I had to go to the doctor’s 3 or 4 days, and he gave me some stuff that stopped it. I am as well now as I ever was in my life. George has grown fat since he came out here. He weighs 140 pounds now, and I weigh 141. I lost in the town hall, but I am gaining now. I have wrote to Katie Cobbett since I have been here, and I have got an answer from her the 10th, and she was well and wanted me to give you her best respects, and said she was coming to see you one of these days. I have been out scouting once since I wrote to you before, but did not see any Rebels, and did not go on Sunday. You wanted to know if they had religious services or prayers, and who the chaplain was. Who he is, I do not know. I never saw him but once, and I did not hear his name. I believe they have prayers here every Sunday, but I have not been yet. I have so far been out on inspection in the morning, and then I sit down and read my bible. I have read every Sunday and know I have begun the bible, and I intend to read it through. I have got some very sad news to tell you, as they was firing the Sawyer gun here last night. As they were discharging it the 3rd time it exploded and killed 3 men, and wounded 4 more. It burst into 5 large pieces and I was standing looking to see the shell burst on the opposite shore. I see the largest piece in the air over my head, and I was lucky enough to get out of the way of it in time to save myself. It struck about 12 feet from me and buried itself, and today it took 18 men to lift it. I think I had a narrow escape of it don’t you? That is the second piece that has gone over my head. You wanted to know what kind of a bed we have. The most of us have the floor, but some of us got beds filled with straw that we buy of the n_____s, (the "N" word is completely written out by Private Cobbett], and you wanted to know if I changed my clothes once a week. I do when it is pleasant weather so that I can dry my clothes. I want you to give my respects to Mr. Nutting’s folks, and all the neighbors. I guess I have wrote all the news there is round here now. Albert & Lorenzo send their best respects to you and all the folks. Oh! I have bought a fancy pipe, and am going to send it to you the first chance I have. I want you to keep it till I come home to remember me by. No more at present this from your Son, William E. Cobbett, Newport News, Va. Company G, 29 Reg. M.V.M. Light age toning and wear, with a small fold split that has been repaired with archival document tape at the inside vertical center fold of this folio letter sheet. Very bold and neatly written, newsy letter that is fully identified with company and regiment. Very desirable Massachusetts Civil War soldier letter. William E. Cobbett, was a 20 year old farmer from Canton, Mass., when he enlisted in the 4th Massachusetts Infantry, a 3 months unit, as a private, on May 19, 1861, and was mustered out of this regiment on July 29, 1861. He re-enlisted on December 4, 1861, and was mustered in as a private in Company, G, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. He re-enlisted as a veteran volunteer, on January 1, 1864, and was mustered out of the service on July 29, 1865. The George mentioned in the letter is his younger brother, Private George C. Cobbett, from Canton, Mass. Unfortunately, George, who was 19 years old at the time of his enlistment, did not survive the war. The machinist had enlisted on December 4, 1861, for 3 years, but sadly died of disease on September 10, 1862, at Craney Island, Virginia. The Albert mentioned by William in his letter is either another brother, or a cousin, who hailed from Stoughton, Mass. Albert Cobbett was a 21 year old butcher who also enlisted with the other Cobbett's on December 4, 1861, and was mustered into Co. G, 29th Massachusetts Infantry. He survived the war and was mustered out of the Union Army on December 30, 1864, at Petersburg, Va. The hard fighting 29th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment fought in 29 battles, and 4 sieges. They were assigned to the famed "Irish Brigade," in the Army of the Potomac, during the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, having the distinction of being the only non Irish regiment to serve in this heralded brigade, fighting with them all the way through the Antietam campaign. In January 1863, they moved to Kentucky, were they were very actively engaged fighting Rebel guerrillas. They later took part in the Vicksburg, and Jackson, Mississippi campaigns, and in the Knoxville, Tennessee campaign. Moving back east in 1864, they fought under General U.S. Grant in the Overland campaign, and in the Petersburg, Va. campaign. They suffered their worst casualties of the war in the battle of Fort Stedman, Va, on March 25, 1865. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: The Sawyer gun, invented by Sylvanus Sawyer, was a large, cast steel, rifled cannon mounted on a high angle carriage that could hit a target two miles away with great accuracy.   American Heritage. Volume 4. Number 1. Summer 1994 edition. Front page illustration of General William Tecumseh Sherman wearing a mourning badge after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. 64 pages, plus covers. Articles: General Sherman Bashes The Press; The New Sherman Letters. Life In The War's Worst Prison; Hell At Andersonville. Antietam; The Terrible Price Of Freedom; The Bloodiest Day's Fighting In Our Nation's History. How Children Lived Through The Battle of Gettysburg. A War That Never Goes Away; The Crucial Test Of The American Nation, and much more. Profusely illustrated. Excellent.   <b>1948 First Day Cover with Lincoln 3 cents U.S. postage stamp and antique Lincoln $5 pose image!</b> Beautiful vignette of a seated President Lincoln taken from the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. There is a scroll design above his head with a quote from his immortal Gettysburg Address, "...and that...government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth." The 85th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is printed above, with the entire imprint being done in a blue enamel finish. The image of President Lincoln at the bottom center is an actual gem size antique photograph. It appears from the scan that it is an engraved portrait printed into the envelope, but it is NOT. It is an actual, authentic, vintage black and white photograph, the $5 bill pose, that has been affixed to the cover. C.D.S., Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19, 1948, 9 A.M., with 3 cents blue U.S. postage stamp featuring a bust view of President Lincoln, and quote from the Gettysburg Address. Beautifully tied onto to the envelope with a First Day Of Issue cancellation. Complete with its entire back flap. Excellent condition. Desirable Gettysburg cover with a vintage President Lincoln photograph.   <b>Wounded several times during the Civil War! Commanded a division of the 12th Corps at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg The first mayor of San Francisco, Governor of the Kansas Territory, and 16th Governor of Pennsylvania</b> (1819-1873) He was born near Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County. From the age of 16 he had been a militia lieutenant, and with the outbreak of the war with Mexico, he was elected Lieutenant Colonel of the 2nd Pennsylvania Infantry, and took part in General Winfield Scott's advance from Vera Cruz to Mexico City. In the interval between the close of the Mexican War and start of the Civil War, Geary organized the post office system in California, served as the 1st mayor of San Francisco, and was the territorial Governor of Kansas. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Geary raised the 147th and 28th Pennsylvania Infantry regiments, and became colonel of the latter. Commanding the district of the upper Potomac River, he distinguished himself in some early war engagements being wounded at Bolivar Heights, Md.; and was wounded and captured near Leesburg, Va., on March 8, 1862. On April 25, 1862, he was promoted to Brigadier General, and was appointed a brigade commander in General Nathaniel P. Banks's Corps, which he led in the Shenandoah Valley campaign against General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. His brigade joined General John Pope's Army of Virginia in late June, and he led it at the Battle of Cedar Mountain on August 9, 1862, where he was seriously wounded in the arm and the leg. He returned to duty on October 15th as the division commander; the corps now being part of the Army of the Potomac, designated as the 12th Corps, under the command of General Henry W. Slocum. General Geary's division was heavily engaged at Chancellorsville, Va., where he was knocked unconscious by a cannonball that shot right past his head, on the third day of the battle, May 3, 1863. He returned to action in time to command a division of the 12th Corps at the battle of Gettysburg. The 12th Corps was then transferred to the western army, and Geary fought at Chattanooga, and he distinguished himself in command during the Battle of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. He fought throughout the entire Atlanta campaign, and took part in General William T. Sherman's infamous "March to the Sea." After the capture of Savannah, Ga., General Geary was appointed it's military governor. He also participated with General Sherman's Army during their 1865 Carolina's campaign which resulted in the surrender of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston's army at Greensboro, North Carolina. After the war he served two terms as Governor of Pennsylvania, from 1867-1873. He established a reputation as a political independent, attacking the political influence of the railroads and vetoing many special interest bills. On February 8, 1873, less than three weeks after leaving the governor's position, at the age of 53, John W. Geary was fatally struck down by a heart attack in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was buried with full state honors at Mount Kalmia Cemetery, now, the Harrisburg Cemetery. <u>Signature</u>: 3 1/2 x 3/4, in ink, Jno. W. Geary. Cut from a political document. There is a cut cancellation mark in the background area above the signature which has been repaired on the verso with an archival tape repair. Very solid signature. Bold and neatly written. An important autograph to have in any Gettysburg or historical collection!

29th Massachusetts Infantry Letter $125.00

  

Civil War Chronicles, Collector's Editio $5.00

  

The 85th Anniversary of Lincoln's Gettys $35.00

  

Autograph, General John W. Geary $50.00
This original handbill measures approximately 6 X 9 5/8 inches and while showing good age as evidence of period originality remains in fine condition. Touting the <I>Newly Published</I> 1864 <B> History of the SIXTIETH REGIMENT NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS</B> by Regimental Chaplain Richard Eddy, this flyer is blank on the back save a boldly printed statement by New York book dealer Samuel A. Roberts regarding the <I>Military ana Political qualifications of Major General George B. McClellan</I> <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>  This Civil War bounty, pension & military claims flyer measures 5 ½ X 8 5/8 inches, remains solid with no separations and is printed on one side with patriotic graphics touting the services of solicitors <I>Stewart, Stevens, Clark & Co.</I> in the resolution of <I>All Kinds of Military Claims</I>. The reverse offers a period brown ink notation with respect to the conclusion of a specific claim. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   <b>Card Signature with Note and Date Confederate Lieutenant General Governor of Kentucky</b> (1823-1914) He was born at Glen Lily, his family's estate near Munfordville, Kentucky. His closest friend in Munfordville was Thomas J. Wood, who would become a Union Army general opposing Buckner at the Battles of Perryville, Ky., and at Chickamauga, Ga. during the Civil War. He graduated from West Point in the class of 1844, and later returned to the Military Academy to serve as an assistant professor of geography, history, and ethics. He was wounded and brevetted for gallantry in the Mexican War Battle of Churubusco, and was again cited for gallant conduct at the Battle of Molino del Rey, and was appointed a brevet captain. He fought in the Battle of Chapultepec, the Battle of Belen Gate, and the storming of Mexico City. At the conclusion of the war, American soldiers served as an army of occupation, and Buckner was accorded the honor of lowering the American flag over Mexico City for the last time during the occupation. Appointed adjutant general of Kentucky by Governor Beriah Magoffin in 1861, he tried to enforce Kentucky's neutrality policy in the early days of the Civil War, but when the state's neutrality was breached, Buckner accepted a commission in the Confederate Army. When his C.S.A. commission was approved, Union officials indicted him for treason, and seized his property. He was appointed a brigadier general on September 14, 1861, and saw action at Fort Donelson, Tenn. where he was forced to surrender the fort to his old friend and West Point classmate, General Ulysses S. Grant who demanded an "unconditional surrender." He was confined at Fort Warren prison in Boston for 5 months. After his release, he led a division in General Braxton Bragg's Kentucky campaign, and a corps at the battle of Chickamauga. He later received promotion to lieutenant general to rank from September 20, 1864. Near the end of the war he became chief of staff to General Edmund Kirby Smith in the Trans-Mississippi Department, and he later traveled to New Orleans, and arranged terms of surrender on May 26, 1865. The terms of Buckner's parole in Shreveport, Louisiana, on June 9, 1865, prevented his return to Kentucky for three years. He remained in New Orleans, worked on the staff of the Daily Crescent newspaper, engaged in a business venture, and served on the board of directors of a fire insurance company, of which he became president in 1867. Buckner returned to Kentucky when he was eligible in 1868, and became editor of the Louisville Courier newspaper. Like most former Confederate officers, he petitioned the United States Congress for the restoration of his civil rights as stipulated by the 14th Amendment. He recovered most of his property through lawsuits and regained much of his wealth through shrewd business deals. Buckner had a keen interest in politics and friends had been urging him to run for governor of Kentucky for years. Delegates to the 1887 state Democratic convention nominated Buckner unanimously for the office of governor, and he won the general election against his opponent William O. Bradley, and was appointed the 30th Governor of Kentucky, serving from 1887-1891. On a visit to the White House in 1904, Buckner asked President Theodore Roosevelt to appoint his only son as a cadet at West Point, and Roosevelt quickly agreed. His son Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. would later serve in the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant General, and was killed at the Battle of Okinawa, making him the highest-ranking American to have been killed by enemy fire during World War II. Buckner became the last surviving Confederate soldier with the rank of lieutenant general. He died on January 8, 1914, and was buried in Frankfort Cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. <u>Card Signature With Note and Date</u>: 3 1/2 x 2, boldly signed in ink, "I have none of the other autographs you desire. Respectfully, &c., S.B. Buckner, Feb. 8, 1888." Excellent and very desirable Confederate autograph!   <b>Union cavalry general during the American Civil War Captured in 1864 while leading a raid attempting to free the Union prisoners at Andersonville! Governor of California</b> (1822-94) He was born in the western New York hamlet of Bustion, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in the celebrated class of 1846. His classmates were future Civil War Generals Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, George B. McClellan, Ambrose Powell Hill, Darius N. Couch, George E. Pickett, and Cadmus M. Wilcox. Stoneman served in the 1st U.S. Dragoons, and the 2nd U.S. Cavalry, from 1846-1861. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Stoneman was stationed at Fort Brown, Texas, where he was in command of the fort. He refused to follow the orders of former U.S. General David E. Twiggs, a big southern sympathizer, now in the Southern army, to surrender his forces to the newly established Confederate authorities in Texas. Instead Stoneman stood strong, and escaped with most of his command to the north. He was appointed Chief of Cavalry, of the Army of the Potomac, with the rank of brigadier general, on August 13, 1861. He saw action in the 1862 Virginia Peninsula campaign, at Yorktown, and Williamsburg; at the battle of Fredericksburg, Va.; in the famous cavalry raid that took on his name, "General Stoneman's 1863 Richmond Raid," during the Chancellorsville campaign; he commanded the Cavalry Corps, of the Army of the Ohio, during the Atlanta campaign, until he was captured on July 31, 1864, while on a raid designed to free the Union prisoners that were confined at the notorious Andersonville, Georgia Prison, known in the North as the "hellhole." After his exchange, which was due to the personal request of General William T. Sherman, he operated in southwestern Virginia, East Tennessee and North Carolina in cooperation with General Sherman's advancing army. In March 1865, General Stoneman took roughly 4,000 troops out of Knoxville, Tennessee, and led them on a raid into Virginia and North Carolina, with the intentions of crippling the Confederate infrastructure, and to demoralize the Southern civilians. Within a week, they had sacked the towns of Hillsville, Asheville, and Christiansburg, among others, and destroyed several bridges, lead mines and railroads. General Stoneman mustered out of the U.S. Volunteer Service on September 1, 1866. In 1869, the Army transferred him out west to command the District of Arizona, and subsequently the Department of Arizona. He was eventually relieved of his command in 1871 due to controversies that were created surrounding his handling of the region's Indians. He settled in what is present day San Marino, California, and served as Railroad Commissioner of California, and he was elected Governor of California in 1882, serving in that position for 4 years. Stoneman was a First Class Companion of the California Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Stoneman died in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1894, at the age of 72, and he was buried at Bentley Cemetery, in Lakewood, New York. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 1/2 x 4 card. Large bust view portrait in uniform with rank of major general. His name and rank are imprinted on the front mount, "Gen. George Stoneman." Back mark, The New York Photographic Company, No. 453 Broadway, New York, with an American shield illustration above their imprint. Light age toning. Very fine.

c. 1864 60th New York Infantry - Civil $40.00

  

1862 dated Civil War - Bounty & Military $40.00

  

Autograph, General Simon B. Buckner $195.00

  

CDV, General George Stoneman $50.00
<b>The brave 10th United States Colored Cavalry of the famed "Buffalo Soldiers"</b> 8 1/2 x 11, imprinted form, filled out in ink. Invoice Of Subsistence Stores at Fort Pike, La., this 7th day of August 1867, by Lieut. Lucius Crooker, 10th Reg't of U.S. Cavalry, A.C.S., to Lieut. Geo. L. Faxon, 10 Reg't of U.S. Cavalry, A.C.S., viz: imprinted list of subsistence stores that are individually printed on this form; barrels of Pork, pounds of Bacon, pounds of Ham, One barrel of Salt Beef, (200 lbs @ 8 cents Per Pound), barrels of Flour, pounds of Hard Bread, pounds of Beans, pounds of Peas, pounds of Rice, pounds of Hominy, pounds of Rio Coffee, green, pounds of Rio Coffee, roasted and ground, pounds of Tea, pounds of Brown Sugar, pounds of White Sugar, gallons of Vinegar, pounds of Sperm Candles, pounds of Adamantine Candles, pounds of Soap, pounds of Salt, and pounds of Pepper. Signed at the bottom right, Lucius Crooker, 1st Lieut. 10th Reg't of U.S. Cavalry, A.C.S. Docket on the reverse. Light age toning and fold wear. Very fine. Very desirable document regarding the brave African American "Buffalo Soldiers." <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: Founded in 1866, the 10th U.S. Cavalry, was formed as a segregated African-American unit, and they were one of the original "Buffalo Soldier" Regiments, in the Regular U.S. Army. Their motto was "Ready and Forward!" The regiment saw action in the Indian Wars in the western U.S., the Spanish American War in Cuba, Philippine-American War, the Mexican Revolution, World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and many more fields of honor. The name "Buffalo Soldiers" was given to them in the 1860's by the Plains Indians." Lieutenant Lucius Crooker served in the Civil War as 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 77th U.S. Colored Troops. The 77th U.S.C.T. were organized on April 4, 1864, at New Orleans, forming from the 5th Corps de Afrique, and they were attached to the defenses of New Orleans until October 1865. The 5th Corps de Afrique was organized at Fort St. Phillip, on December 8, 1863, and attached to the defenses of New Orleans. The document comes with an autographed Xerox copy photograph of Adjt. Lucius Crooker, 77th U.S.I. (C.C.) with a New Orleans, La. back mark. <u>Fort Pike, Louisiana</u>: is a decommissioned 19th-century United States fort, named after Brigadier General Zebulon Pike. It was built following the War of 1812 to guard the Rigolets Pass in Louisiana, a strait from the Gulf of Mexico, via Lake Borgne, to Lake Pontchartrain bordering New Orleans. It was located near the community of Petite Coquille, now within the city limits of New Orleans. <u>Brief Early History of the 10th U.S. Colored Cavalry</u> <u>Indian Wars 1866–74</u>: The 10th U.S. Cavalry was formed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1866, as an all-African-American regiment. The 10th U.S. Cavalry regiment was composed of black enlisted men and white officers, which was typical for that era. By the end of July 1867, eight companies of enlisted men had been recruited from the Departments of Missouri, Arkansas, and the Platte. Life at Leavenworth was not pleasant for the 10th Cavalry. The fort's commander, who was openly opposed to African-Americans serving in the Regular Army, made life for the new troops difficult. Civil War hero, Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson, sought to have the regiment transferred, and subsequently received orders moving the regiment to Fort Riley, Kansas. This began on the morning of August 6, 1867, and was completed the next day in the afternoon of August 7th. One of the first battles of the 10th Cavalry was the Battle of the Saline River. This battle occurred 25 miles northwest of Fort Hays in Kansas near the end of August 1867. After a railroad work party was wiped out, patrols from the 38th Infantry Regiment (in 1869 reorganized into the 24th Infantry Regiment) with a 10th Cavalry troop were sent out to locate the "hostile" Cheyenne forces. Captain George Armes, Company F, 10th Cavalry, while following an active trail along the Saline River was surrounded by about 400 Cheyenne warriors. Armes formed a defensive "hollow square" with the cavalry mounts in the middle. Seeking better defensive ground, Armes walked his command while maintaining the defensive square. After 8 hours of combat, 2,000 rounds of defensive fire and 15 miles of movement, the Cheyenne disengaged and withdrew. Company F, without reinforcements, concluded 113 miles of movement during the 30 hour patrol, riding the final 10 miles back to Fort Hays with only one trooper killed in action. Captain Armes, wounded in the hip early in the battle, commented later, "It is the greatest wonder in the world that my command escaped being massacred." Armes credited his officers for a "devotion to duty and coolness under fire." You can find much more information about the 10th U.S. Colored Cavalry's military service record on line or in various reference books.   <b>Great Lincoln assassination related piece of history!</b> Large paper mourning ribbon that measures 2 1/2 x 8 3/8. There is a beautiful engraved portrait of President Lincoln in an oval at the center with thick black mourning borders. "Abraham Lincoln" is printed above his likeness in bold type, and "Died April 15, 1865" is printed below his portrait. Below the oval is a quote from Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, which was delivered at the U.S. Capitol, at Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1865, "With Malice towards none, with Charity for all." VETERANS' UNION. Boston Circle. National Day of Mourning June 1st, 1865 is printed in black at the top of the ribbon. The front of the ribbon is in excellent condition and displays beautifully. There is a narrow strip of double sided mounting tape on the reverse. It does show through very slightly on the front of the ribbon. The tape was how the ribbon was fastened onto the article of clothing that people wore the ribbon on that fateful day of mourning in June 1865, for the assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Extremely desirable Lincoln mourning item! On April 29, 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation ordering that Thursday, June 1, 1865, would be "a day for special humiliation and prayer in consequence of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, late President of the United States." On that day the country observed a National Day of Mourning, and churches and municipalities all across the nation observed that day with religious services and respectful public gatherings. The Veterans' Union, Boston Circle, provided mourners with these paper ribbons to honor President Lincoln on that day.   <b>16th President of the United States Led the Union to victory during the Civil War The first American president to be assassinated!</b> Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln and Abraham Lincoln seated side by side posing with their two living sons at the time, their eldest Captain Robert Todd Lincoln, standing behind them, in uniform, and their youngest son, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln standing at the right looking down at a book that the president is holding. Imprint on front mount, Lincoln Family. No back mark. Light age toning and wear. Very fine. Popular portrait of the 16th President and the first family. The Lincoln's had two other sons who had previously died. Edward Baker Lincoln, known as "Eddie" died on February 1, 1850, in Springfield, Illinois, not having reached his fourth birthday. William Wallace Lincoln, known as "Willie" died on February 20, 1862, in the White House, at the age of 11 years old. Mary Lincoln's mourning was so traumatic that many thought it brought her to the brink of insanity.   <b>Delegate to the Texas State Secession Convention in 1861 Colonel of the 9th Texas Infantry, C.S.A. United States Senator From Texas</b> (1825-87) Born at Tompkinsville, Kentucky, he graduated from West Point in the class of 1846, and was assigned to the 7th U.S. Infantry Regiment, which he saw action with in the Mexican War battles at Monterrey, Cerro Gordo and Contreras in the summer of 1847. Maxey was cited for gallantry, and promoted to the rank of brevet first lieutenant for his actions in these battles. He also participated in the battles of Churubusco and Molino del Rey. He received another promotion and was placed in command of a police company in Mexico City. Maxey was elected as the district attorney for Lamar County, Texas in 1858, and was a delegate to the Texas State Secession Convention in 1861. He was given authority by the Confederate government in September 1861 to raise a regiment as its colonel. In December, Colonel Maxey led his 1,120 man Ninth Texas Infantry Regiment from Bonham, Texas, to join General Albert S. Johnston's army where he saw action in the Kentucky campaign. On March 4, 1862, Maxey was promoted to brigadier general. His regiment was badly beaten up at the Battle of Shiloh, and he later saw action during the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana in 1863, and at Vicksburg. In December 1863, General Maxey was assigned as commander of the Indian Territory, and he participated in the Red River campaign. His early success in conducting raids and capturing supplies prevented the Union Army from invading Texas. In 1865, he was ordered to Houston, Texas, to take command of a Division. Maxey's new command was plagued by desertions and his inability to get supplies and equipment. Frustrated and discouraged, he was allowed to resign on May 22, 1865. He returned home to Paris, Texas, and formally surrendered in July to General E.R.S. Canby, where although a prisoner of war, he remained at home on parole. As a senior officer of the Confederacy, General Maxey was not eligible to hold political office or even practice law. President Andrew Johnson eventually pardoned him on July 20, 1867, after a personal appeal from Maxey's former West Point classmate General Ulysses S. Grant. He then resumed his law practice in Paris. In January 1875, the Texas Legislature elected him to the United States Senate where he served two terms, from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1887. During his time in Congress he improved postal and rail service in Texas, and argued against increased tariffs. He died on August 16, 1895, at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and he is buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Paris, Texas. <u>Signature With State</u>: 6 x 2 3/4, in ink, S.B. Maxey, Texas. Light age toning. Very desirable Confederate General from Texas!

Invoice of Subsistence Stores, 10th U. S. $75.00

  

President Abraham Lincoln 1865 Mourning $295.00

  

CDV, President Abraham Lincoln and Famil $45.00

  

Autograph, General Samuel Bell Maxey $125.00
H 40in. x D 26in.  H 52in. x D 25in.  H 25in. x D 16in.   <b>Addressed to an historic Antebellum woman cotton plantation owner in Louisiana!</b> This is a circa 1840's home made envelope that was constructed by using an 8 x 10 thick, blank sheet of writing paper that was folded into an envelope. Bold and neatly addressed in ink to Mrs. Rachel O'Connor, St. Francisville, La. Written at the bottom left corner is "Brilliant" which is the name of the steamboat that carried this envelope, and whatever contents it may have once contained, quite possibly a letter from her half brother David, her frequent correspondent. Remnants of an old wax seal is visible on the reverse. Very fine condition. Extremely desirable Mississippi steamboat related item with a very interesting history from antebellum Louisiana. Circa 1840's. Mrs. Rachael O'Connor, the recipient of this envelope, was a rather historic figure in St. Francisville, Louisiana. She became a pioneer woman planter, following the deaths of her husband, and two sons. She managed the large plantation called "Evergreen" for twenty-six years. Rachel O'Connor wrote more than one hundred letters describing antebellum plantation life in southern Louisiana. Of the 157 surviving letters, they provide an informative glimpse into early community life, the legal status of antebellum women, and the experiences of a slave holding widow managing a large cotton plantation. As she struggled for her plantation’s survival, Mrs. O’Connor frequently wrote to her half-brother David Weeks, and his family. Weeks, a wealthy sugar planter, owned "Shadows-on-the-Teche" in New Iberia, La. O’Connor’s letters are filled with news about the health and activities of her neighbors and family, including those of her nearest neighbors Lucretia Alston Pirrie, mistress of Oakley Plantation (now Audubon State Commemorative Area in St. Francisville), and Pirrie’s daughter Eliza. Oakley Plantation, adjacent to the O’Connor’s land, provided a temporary home for bird and wildlife painter John James Audubon, who arrived in 1821 to tutor Eliza. In her letters, O’Connor documents the web of social and family connections, including the marriages, births, deaths, and travels, among her neighbors. Rachel’s correspondence also reveals the challenges women faced as plantation managers. She writes about her care of and affection for her slaves, as well as her distrust of overseers who might abuse them. In addition, she describes disease outbreaks, including yellow fever and cholera, afflicting the region and threatening the lives of her slaves. Although she used overseers and sought the advice of family members about plantation matters, Mrs. O’Connor actively engaged in the management of agricultural production on the plantation. Her correspondence provides regular reports on the plantation’s cotton production, as well as her personal labors in the vegetable and flower gardens. Born Rachel Swayze, on March 13, 1774, near Bayou Teche, La., Mrs. O'Connor died on May 22, 1846, at her Evergreen plantation. (Source: Rachael O'Connor, by Sara Brooks Sunberg). Suggested reading: Rachel Swayze O'Connor. "Mistress of Evergreen Plantation: Rachel O’Connor’s Legacy of Letters, 1823-1845." Published by SUNY Press, Albany, 1984. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: The steamboat "Brilliant" ran the New Orleans to Sara Bayou trade route on the Mississippi River until she sank on September 29, 1851, when her boiler exploded causing the deaths of 47 people. St. Francisville, Louisiana is located on the Mississippi River, about 30 miles north of Baton Rouge, La.

H 40in. x D 26in. $3250.00

  

H 52in. x D 25in. $3800.00

  

H 25in. x D 16in. $3400.00

  

Home Made Cover Carried by the Mississip $45.00
<b>He accompanied President-Elect Lincoln on his train ride into Washington, D.C. in 1861 Wounded at the 1st Battle of Bull Run, Virginia, July 1861 He emancipated slaves in some of the southern states in 1862 without orders which caused quite a controversy! Presided over the trial of the Lincoln conspirators and was chosen to accompany the body of Mr. Lincoln to Springfield, Illinois for burial in 1865!</b> (1802-86) His maternal grandfather was Richard Stockton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated in the West Point class of 1822, and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 5th U.S. Infantry Regiment. Hunter was invited by President Elect Abraham Lincoln to travel with him on the inaugural train to Washington, D.C. in February 1861. Selected for high command by President Lincoln himself, Hunter became the 4th highest ranking officer in the volunteer army. He fought in the 1st battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, where he was wounded in the neck and cheek while commanding a division under General Irvin McDowell. In August 1861, he was promoted to major general of volunteers and served as a division commander in the Western Army under General John C. Fremont. He was appointed commander of the Western Department on November 2, 1861. He achieved notability for his unauthorized, and controversial 1862 order which emancipated slaves in some of the southern states, but President Abraham Lincoln quickly rescinded this order, because he was concerned about its political effects in the border states, which he was desperately trying to keep neutral. Their leaders advocated instead a gradual emancipation with compensation for the slave holders. Despite Lincoln's concerns that immediate emancipation in the South might drive some slave-holding Unionists to support the Confederacy, the national mood was quickly moving against slavery, especially within the Federal Army. General Hunter was a strong advocate of arming black men as soldiers for the Union cause. Undeterred by the president's reluctance and intent on extending freedom to potential black soldiers, Hunter again flouted orders from the federal government, and enlisted ex-slaves as soldiers in South Carolina without permission from the War Department. This action incensed border state slaveholders. After the Battle of Fort Pulaski, Ga., where black Union soldiers from the North proved their bravery, Hunter began enlisting blacks as soldiers from the occupied districts of South Carolina. He formed the first such Union Army regiment, known as the 1st South Carolina African Regiment. He was initially ordered to disband it, but eventually got approval from Congress for his action. The Confederates reacted strongly to the Union efforts to emancipate Southern slaves, and Confederate President Jefferson Davis issued strict orders to the army that General Hunter was to be considered a "felon and to be executed if captured." Hunter took over command of the Army of the Shenandoah, and the Department of West Virginia on May 21, 1864. General Ulysses S. Grant ordered Hunter to employ scorched earth tactics similar to those that would be used later in the year during General William T. Sherman's infamous March to the Sea. General Hunter's troops moved from Staunton to Charlottesville to Lynchburg, "living off the country" and destroying the Virginia Central Railroad "beyond any possibility of repair for weeks." General Robert E. Lee was concerned enough about Hunter that he dispatched a corps under General Jubal A. Early to deal with him. On June 5, 1864, Hunter defeated General William E. "Grumble" Jones at the Battle of Piedmont. Following orders, Hunter moved up the Valley destroying military targets and other industries such as blacksmith shops and stables that could be used to support the Confederacy. After reaching Lexington, his troops burned down the celebrated Virginia Military Institute, on June 11, 1864, where General Stonewall Jackson had been a professor, and artillery instructor before the war. This was done in retaliation for the V.M.I. cadets fighting heroically in the battle of New Market, Va. Hunter also ordered the home of Governor John Letcher burned down to retaliate for its absent owner's having issued "a violent and inflammatory proclamation that incited the citizens of the country to rise up and wage guerrilla warfare on his troops." Hunter also wreaked havoc on Washington College, in Lexington, later named Washington and Lee University, in which General Robert E. Lee became its president after the war. According to General Fitzhugh Lee's biography of his uncle, Robert E. Lee, "Hunter had no respect for colleges, or the peaceful pursuits of professors and students, or the private dwellings of citizens, though occupied by women and children only, and during his three days occupancy of Lexington in June, 1864, the college buildings were dismantled, apparatus destroyed, and the books mutilated." General Hunter was thus given the name of "Black Dave." Hunter served in the honor guard at the funeral of President Abraham Lincoln, and accompanied his body back to Springfield, Illinois for burial. Thus Hunter had the unique distinction of accompanying Lincoln on his inaugural train trip from Springfield, Illinois, to Washington, D.C., in February 1861, and his last one out of the Capitol city as he took Lincoln home to lie at rest in Springfield! He was the president of the military commission that tried the Lincoln conspirators after the president's assassination, the trial taking place in Washington, D.C., from May 8, 1865, to July 15, 1865. He retired from the U.S. Army in July 1866. General David Hunter died in Washington, D.C., on February 2, 1886, and is buried at the Princeton Cemetery, in Princeton, New Jersey. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. The corners of the mount are very slightly trimmed. Bust view in uniform. Back mark: J.E. McClees, 910 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Very fine, sharp and desirable image.   <b>On an imprinted letter sheet that was sent during World War I With an illustrated advertisement for U.S. Liberty Government Bonds</b> 7 x 9, typewritten letter, on an imprinted letter sheet, that is signed in ink, by the Private Secretary. Treasury Department Federal Farm Loan Board Washington April 12, 1918 Mr. Clarence J. Owens Southern Commercial Congress Hotel Emerson, Baltimore, Md. My dear Mr. Owens: Previous arrangements made by the Liberty Loan Committee will prevent Mr. Quick's attending the luncheon and conference of the Southern Commercial Congress in Baltimore next Tuesday. This he greatly regrets, but the Liberty Loan Committee has just informed him that he must be elsewhere on that day, and as he had placed himself at its disposal he cannot refuse this call. Sincerely yours, Belle S. Roberts Private Secretary There is a small 2 1/4 x 1 3/4, red, white and blue Liberty Bond ad affixed to the upper right edge of the letter. Part of the text is printed inside of an illustration of a map of the United States, with the slogan, "United We Stand For Liberty, Buy U.S. Gov't Bonds." Vignette of the Statue of Liberty is at the right of the ad. Light age toning and wear. <u>Trivia</u>: The United States declared war on Germany, on April 6, 1917, and it was decided that a borrowing effort be instituted called the "Liberty Plan" whereby the sale of war bonds known as "Liberty Bonds" would be sold to help raise the necessary funds to support America's war effort. The U.S. Treasury Department led by Secretary William G. McAdoo, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve, worked together to create the financial war plan and its execution. World War I ended on November 11, 1918.  Identified in earlier Civil War collector references such as Lord’s <I>Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia</I> as a <I>surgeon’s amputation knife</I>, today’s collectors generally recognize the style as one intended primarily for use by butchers in their work with cattle however the fact that examples appeared in better private and respected museum field hospital equipment displays (old Gettysburg Visitor Center collection) leaves a place for these combination knife /saw instruments in quality Civil War era collections. Frankly one should not be surprised if such a thing had been selected by the resourceful Civil War army field surgeon. (<U>There is an example of such used by a Maine surgeon in the <I>Maine Historical Society</I> Civil War collection.</U>) This example measures approximately 17 inches in total length with an 11 1/8 inch, 1 5/8 inch wide <B>W. STILLMAN – CAST STEEL – PATENT</B> blade. W. Stillman apparently patented the saw knife in the late 1830s as they were listed for sale in the 1838 William H. Carr & Co. Phila. catalogue. William Stillman was awarded at least three patents between 1801 and 1818 for veneer and cloth cutting implements, and he may have had others however most of the early patents were lost in a fire in December 1836, and the patent records for Stillman’s saw-knife was among them. The Civil War collector should note that these knives were also made by Henry and Charles Disston after Stillman’s patent ran out in 1865. This circa late 1830s through early Civil War saw-knife remains in excellent condition while offering eye appealing evidence of age, period use and originality. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>   <b>New York Mail Steamship Company's Star Line Of Steamships For The Steamship "Guiding Star" New York to New Orleans</b> 11 x 8, imprinted form printed in green and filled out in ink, with a very nice large illustration of a steamship at the upper left. New York to New Orleans. Marks And Numbers. A. Brousseau & Co., New Orleans, La. Shipped in good order and well conditioned by J. Sloane, on board the New York Mail Steam Ship Co., Steamship "Guiding Star," now lying in the Port of New York and bound for New Orleans, via Havana, in the Island of Cuba, or direct as the Company may determine, with liberty to call at any Port or Ports for whatever purpose, to sail with or without Pilots, and to tow or assist vessels in all situations. To say: One Bale Mdisc. being marked and numbered as per margin, to be conveyed upon the said Steamship until the aforesaid Port of New Orleans, in like good order and condition. Much more content. Dated November 1865. Includes a 2 cents orange George Washington, U.S. Internal Revenue Bank Check stamp at lower left. Fold wear with some archival tape repairs on the reverse. Very fine 1860's imprint. Steamship documents of the Civil War era with vignettes of ships are very popular and extremely desirable.

CDV, General David Hunter $125.00

  

1918 U. S. Treasury Department Letter $25.00

  

Civil War era KNIFE / BONE SAW combinat $125.00

  

1865 Invoice, New York Mail Steamship Co $35.00
<b>Wounded in the Mexican War battles of Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec Earned the Thanks of Confederate Congress for his heroic action at the battle of Belmont, Missouri</b> (1806-78) Born in Williamson County, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Nashville, and was a law partner of James K. Polk, future President of the United States, in Columbia, Tennessee. He was active in Democratic politics, and was floor leader in support of the nomination of fellow Tennessean James K. Polk at the 1844 Democratic National Convention. Pillow was commissioned Brigadier General of Volunteers and fought in the Mexican War. He was wounded in the battles of Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec, and promoted to Major General. After the Mexican War, he served as a delegate to the Nashville Convention of 1850. Pillow supported the candidacy of Senator Stephen A. Douglas in the presidential election of 1860. With the election of Abraham Lincoln as president, Pillow ultimately supported secession as was the will of the majority of people in Tennessee. In addition to his law practice and management of the family farm, Pillow engaged in highly profitable land speculation. By 1860, he was one of the largest landholders in the South and possibly the wealthiest man in Tennessee. Pillow was commissioned a Brigadier General in the Confederate Army in July 1861, and he received the Thanks of the Confederate Congress for driving off the Union forces at the Battle of Belmont, Missouri. At Fort Donelson, in February 1862, Pillow managed to personally escape with a few aides before General Simon B. Buckner formally surrendered the remaining garrison to the Union Army commanded by General Ulysses S. Grant. Pillow later commanded a brigade at the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee in 1863. Afterwards, he was assigned to the conscript bureau in Tennessee, and was Commissary General of Yankee Prisoners of War. In his post war career, he returned to his law practice, this time in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was a partner of former Tennessee Governor Isham G. Harris. <u>Signature With Closing</u>: 3 3/4 x 2 3/4, signed in ink, Your obt. servt., Gid. J. Pillow. Very nicely mounted to a larger gray piece of paper, 4 3/4 x 3 1/2, lined around the outer edges in red ink. Excellent condition.   <b>Union Secretary of War under President Lincoln during the Civil War</b> (1814-1869) Born in Steubenville, Ohio, he studied law at Kenyon College, and after graduation practiced law, and held various minor public offices. Stanton was one of the attorneys who defended Congressman Daniel E. Sickles, in his famous 1859 murder trial in Washington, D.C. Sickles murdered U.S. Attorney, Philip Barton Key, who was the son of Francis Scott Key, writer of The Star-Spangled Banner. Sickles shot and killed Key in broad daylight, in Lafayette Square, right across the street from the White House. Congressman Sickles was acquitted after using "temporary insanity" as a legal defense for the first time in United States history, with Edwin M. Stanton delivering the closing arguments at the trial. President James Buchanan's appointed Stanton his Attorney General in 1860. He deplored slavery, but upheld the slaveholders' constitutional rights. In 1862, he succeeded Simon Cameron as President Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of War, and proved to be an able and honorable cabinet member. Stanton was one of the select few who were at President Lincoln's deathbed, at the Petersen House, across the street from Ford's Theater, in Washington, D.C. Lincoln died in a first-floor bedroom at 7:22 a.m., on April 15, 1865. In the moments after the president took his last breath, Mr. Stanton uttered these now famous words, "Now he belongs to the ages." He further eulogized Lincoln with this fitting observation, "There lies the most perfect ruler of men the world has ever seen." Stanton remained at his position as Secretary of War under President Andrew Johnson, but shortly later he became a bitter opponent of the new president's lenient reconstruction policies towards the former Confederate States. Asked to resign, he refused, and was suspended by President Johnson. Secretary Stanton however was restored to his post by the U.S. Senate who informed the president that he did not have the power to remove Stanton. President Johnson's attempt to dismiss Stanton ultimately led to his impeachment by the Radical Republicans in the House of Representatives. After the impeachment, Stanton resigned, and returned to his law practice. In 1869, he was nominated Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President Ulysses S. Grant, but Stanton died on Christmas Eve, 1869, only four days after his nomination was confirmed by the Senate, and remains the only Supreme Court nominee to accept this position on the court, but died without serving. Authentic, war date, 6 3/4 x 10 1/4, engraved portrait of the noted Secretary of War who served in President Lincoln's cabinet. Seated view with a stack of documents on his desk, and holding a writing implement in his hand. Printed signature below her likeness. From the original painting by Nast in the possession of the publishers. Johnson, Fry & Co., Publishers, New York. Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1865, by Johnson, Fry & Co., in the clerk's office in the district court in the southern district of N.Y. Minor age toning, and wear. Excellent likeness of Mr. Stanton that is suitable for framing. Please note that the wavy lines that you see in the background are not in the original engraving. They were caused by my scanning program. The original portrait that you are buying is extremely sharp and looks very nice.   <b>Union commander who defeated General Robert E. Lee at the battle of Gettysburg</b> (1815-1872) He was born in Cádiz, Spain, to a wealthy merchant and banking family from Philadelphia. He graduated in the West Point class of 1835, and fought with distinction in the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican War where he earned a brevet for gallantry in the battles at Monterey. He served in the United States Army Corps of Topographical Engineers, and led the construction of lighthouses in Florida and New Jersey from 1851 to 1856, and the United States Lake Survey from 1857 to 1861. He fought in the 1862 Virginia Peninsular campaign, and in the Seven Days battles in Virginia where he was very severely wounded leading his brigade at Glendale. He recovered in time to fight at 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Elevated to commander of the Army of the Potomac on the eve of the Gettysburg campaign, he defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Commander of the famed Army of Northern Virginia, in the epic 3 day battle at Gettysburg, and went on to fight in all of the battles of the Army of the Potomac culminating in the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House, Va., on April 9, 1865. He was well known for his notoriously short temper and disdain for the press, and earned the nickname of the "snapping turtle." After the war, he commanded the Military Division of the Atlantic from 1865 to 1866, the Department of the East from 1866 to 1868, and the Military Division of the Atlantic again from 1869 to 1872. 8 x 10, portrait of George Gordon Meade wearing a frock coat and shoulder straps with rank of major general. His eye glasses can be seen tucked into his coat. Beautiful colorized copy photograph suitable for display. Excellent condition.   <b>Wounded during the First Battle of Bull Run, Virginia in 1861</b> (1805-80) Graduated in the West Point class of 1826. He won a brevet for gallantry in the Mexican War, and one for his services in the Southwest campaign, especially at Fort Yuma, California, on the Colorado River. He was promoted to rank of brigadier general on May 17, 1861, and wounded during the first battle of Bull Run. He commanded the 3rd Corps at Yorktown, Va., and at the battle of Seven Pines he was commended for his personal gallantry in rallying the retiring Union troops. He also served in the 7 Days battles, and at the battle of 2nd Bull Run in 1862. He spent the latter part of the war in command of portions of the Washington defenses and on court martial duty. Wet plate, albumen carte de visite photograph, mounted to 2 3/8 x 4 card. Full standing view of the bearded Heintzelman wearing a double breasted frock coat with shoulder straps and what appears to be the rank of colonel. He poses with one hand resting on top of a wooden backed studio chair. Photographic label on the reverse, McAllister & Brother, 728 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Tiny stain in the upper margin, minor age toning. Excellent image.

Autograph, General Gideon J. Pillow $200.00

  

Portrait, Edwin M. Stanton $15.00

  

Photograph, General George G. Meade $10.00

  

CDV, General Samuel P. Heintzelman $125.00
Unused Union patriotic envelope with a red imprint of a waving American flag, and spread winged eagle in flight with a banner in its mouth with the slogan, "Victory Is Ours." Complete with a full back flap. Very fine.   Unused Union patriotic envelope with a full color illustration of a waving American flag on a pole. The verse below reads, "The Star Spangled Banner." The Flag We Fight Under." Very nice condition with vibrant colors, and complete with a full back flap.   <b>United States Congressman from North Carolina Major League Baseball Player 1952-1962</b> (1930-99) Born in the small town of Leakesville, Mississippi, Mizell started playing baseball when he was 16 years old, and pitched around Vinegar Bend, Alabama, a neighboring town just across the state line from Leakesville. This later became his adopted hometown, and was the source of his nickname, "Vinegar Bend." After graduating from high school in 1949, Mizell, the 6 foot 3 inch, hard throwing left handed pitcher, signed a contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The young Wilmer had attended a tryout camp in Biloxi, Mississippi the previous summer, and attracted the attention of a Cardinals scout, who took down his name and information for future reference. Upon his graduation that same scout greeted Mizell with a contract to play baseball for the Albany Cardinals, (Georgia), in the Florida League, and thus began his professional baseball career. He went on to have a 12-3 record with a 1.98 ERA, striking out 175 batters in 141 innings that first year as Albany won the Florida League pennant. He was brought up to the big league club in St. Louis in 1952, and in his rookie season with the Cardinals, he led the National League in strike outs per 9 innings with a mark of 6.9 strikeouts per game, a feat he repeated in his second year with the same 6.9 statistic. He finished his rookie season with 173 strikeouts which was 3rd in the National League, along with a 13-11 record, in 33 starts, with a 3.49 ERA. Mizell had a 2 year absence from MLB when he served in the U.S. Army, 1954-55, during the Korean War. Rejoining the Cardinals for the 1956 season, he played with the "Red Birds" until being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960, having made the National League All Star team in 1959. During the 1960 season, "Vinegar Bend" Mizell had a 30 consecutive scoreless innings streak which included 3 straight shutouts. He started Game #3 in the 1960 World Series, against the New York Yankees, and became a member of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates World Champions when they defeated the heavily favored Yankees in 7 games. In 1962, the Pirates traded him to the New York Mets, in their maiden season, thus becoming a member of the original Mets team who finished with the worst record in baseball history, a record that still stands in 2023! 1962 was Mizell's last season in major league baseball. He finished his career with a respectable 90-88 record, pitching in 268 games, with 61 complete games, 15 shutouts, 918 strikeouts, and a 3.85 ERA. He was known as one of the best strikeout hurlers around the National League scene for a span of ten years. Mizell, had moved to Midway, North Carolina, right outside of Winston-Salem, during his minor league playing days with the Winston-Salem Cardinals. He served three terms as U.S. Congressman, from North Carolina, 1969-1975. He also served as Assistant Secretary of Commerce. Mizell died at the age of 68, on February 21, 1999, and is buried in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. <u>Signed First Day Cover</u>: Commemorative envelope with 5 cents U.S. postage stamp honoring the 300th Anniversary of the Carolina Charter. Fancy vignette at upper left of King Charles II of England with the dates 1663-1963. Below his likeness is the imprint, "300th Anniversary Carolina Charter." C.D.S., Edenton, N.C., Apr. 6, 1963, 9 AM., with United States, 3 cents red Carolina Charter, postage stamp with vignette of the Charter, bust of King Charles II, quill pen, and the dates 1663-1963. (Scott #662). Tied on to the cover with a black imprint, "First Day Of Issue." Beautifully autographed in bold blue ink, "Wilmer Vinegar Bend Mizell." Complete with back flap. Excellent condition. Desirable item that depicts U.S. postal history, politics, and the game of Major League Baseball all rolled up into one collectible piece. <u>Trivia</u>: With the success that the Virginia colony was bringing to the aristocrats of England in the 1600's, King Charles II decided to reward eight loyal English nobleman who greatly helped him regain his throne and reign as the King of England. Convinced that there was much money to be gained in owning colonies in the "New World," these aristocrats were given a large tract of land south of Virginia in 1663 that was named, "Carolina," which is the Latin word for "Charles." The nickname "Vinegar Bend" Mizell was given to him by Harry Caray, the iconic American radio and television sportscaster, while working for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1952. Caray was honored with the Ford C. Frick Award given to him by the Baseball Hall of Fame, and he is also a member of the American Sportscasters Hall of Fame, among many other honors he earned. He became a baseball legend, and part of the fabric of America's pastime for leading the Chicago Cubs fans in his rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," in his gravelly voice during the 7th inning stretch at Wrigley Field, while he was the announcer of the Chicago Cubs. Many times Caray introduced major celebrity guests from every walk of life to lead the crowd in the famous song.   <b>The Final Charge, Captain George N. Bliss, Co. C, 1st R.I. Cavalry, M.O.H. Recipient</b> "The Final Charge, Captain George N. Bliss, Co. C, 1st R.I. Cavalry. The magazine for the discriminating collector and student of Civil War Photography." Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 1987. Published by Yo-Mark Production Company, Gettysburg, Pa. Editor & Publisher, D. Mark Katz. 26 pages, plus covers. Memories of the War; A Mason Wins The Medal, Captain George N. Bliss, Co. C, 1st R.I. Cavalry. Includes many images of officers of the 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, and more. Also includes illustrated vignettes of General William Terry, 4th Virginia Infantry, C.S.A., and Colonel Milton J. Ferguson, 16th Virginia Cavalry, C.S.A. Also pictured is a very rare unpublished stereo view of Colonel George A. Custer, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Titled on the verso, "No. 6, General Custer and Spotted Tail at the Grand Duke's Mess Tent, by D.R. Powers, Operator. Circa 1872. This excellent, short lived publication was published in the 1980's by the late D. Mark Katz, of Gettysburg. Mr. Katz was the author of the beautiful book, "Custer in Photographs." His magazine, "Incidents of the War," is a very fine publication that was received with much enthusiasm by the Civil War photographic community at the time. Profusely illustrated with many scarce images. Very fine. The 1st Rhode Island Cavalry was one of the fiercest fighting forces in the Union army participating in almost every engagement in the eastern theater of the Civil War. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: Captain George N. Bliss, 1st Rhode Island Cavalry, the subject of the main article in this issue, received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his actions to counter a Confederate advance in Waynesboro, Virginia on September 28, 1864.

Victory Is Ours Patriotic Cover $10.00

  

The Star Spangled Banner Patriotic Cover $10.00

  

Autograph, Wilmer Vinegar Bend Mizell $25.00

  

Incidents of the War

T-67. Richmond, February 17, 1864. Illustration of the State Capitol at Nashville, Tennessee at the center, and Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens at lower right. Fancy blue reverse. Very fine.   T-44. Richmond, June 2, 1862. Steamship at sea is the central theme with Liberty at left, and Lucy Holcombe Pickens at right. Very good/fine.   <b>The house where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865</b> 9 x 5 1/4, photogravure, of the Wilmer McLean farmhouse, located in Appomattox Court House, Virginia. Imprint: Engraved by A. Dresher. McLean House At Appomattox In Which General Lee Signed The Terms of Surrender. Light age toning. Very fine. Circa late 1800's. Please note that the lines in the sky area behind the house are not in the original image. They were caused by my scanning program. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: Wilmer McLean was born at Manassas, Va., on May 3, 1814, and he died at Alexandria, Va., on June 5, 1882. At the time one of the very first battles of the Civil War took place, the McLean family was living in Manassas, where the great battle of Bull Run, as it was called in the North, and Manassas as it was called in the South, was fought on McLean land on July 21, 1861. After the battle, Wilmer decided to move his family to a more peaceful area of Virginia that he thought would be well away from any battle action. Thus he traveled about 120 miles southwest, and settled in the small, quiet, dusty crossroads village of Appomattox Court House, Va. During the war, McLean smuggled sugar through the Union blockade, and things did remain quiet in his new hometown, that is until the two great armies of General Robert E. Lee, and General Ulysses S. Grant fought their way to Appomattox Court House, as the Confederates desperately tried to stay in existence. Outnumbered and surrounded, Lee decided that any more attempts to fight on would be fruitless, and cause more unnecessary deaths, so he sent couriers through the lines to set up a meeting with Grant to discuss terms of surrender. A formal treaty of surrender was signed by General Lee in the parlor of the McLean house, on Palm Sunday, April 9, 1865. It can be said that the Civil War started in Wilmer McLean's backyard at Manassas, Va., in July 1861, and ended in his parlor at Appomattox Court House, Va., in April 1865!   From the Editors of Civil War Times Illustrated. Published by Historical Times, Inc., Gettysburg, Pa., April 1975. 50 pages, profusely illustrated with images of Union and Confederate leaders, photographic images and engravings related to the historic Appomattox campaign which signaled the end of the war in the eastern theater culminating with the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Front page illustration of the parlor in the McLean House, Appomattox, Virginia, with Generals' Grant and Lee seated at the surrender table, and Union and Confederate officers who attended the formal ceremony standing around in the background. The back cover has an H.A. Ogden illustration of General Lee parting with his soldiers. Minor wear. Complete and in excellent overall condition. Very desirable issue.

1864 Confederate $20 Note $45.00

  

1862 Confederate $1 Note $50.00

  

The McLean House, Appomattox Court House $10.00

  

The Campaign to Appomattox $5.00
T-68. Richmond, February 17, 1864. Bust view of C.S.A. Secretary of State, R.M.T. Hunter at right, and horse drawn artillery at center. Fancy blue reverse. Very fine.</p>   <b>Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin Also includes an imprint of the, "Reminiscences Of Harriet Beecher Stowe"</b> (1811-96) Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, she was an abolitionist and author of some 20 books. Her famous 1852 anti-slavery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin, or, Life Among the Lowly," was a lightning rod that stirred strong feelings in the North against the institution of slavery, while at the same time it provoked widespread anger and hatred in the South. Her father was noted clergyman and temperance leader Lyman Beecher, and her brother was the famous preacher and abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher. Authentic, 7 x 10, engraved portrait of the noted abolitionist and author, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Seated view with a stack of papers on her lap, and holding a writing implement in her hand. Printed signature below her likeness. From the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers. Johnson, Fry & Co., Publishers, New York. Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1872, by Johnson, Fry & Co., in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. Minor age toning, and a couple of very small stains at the bottom edge. Excellent likeness of Mrs. Stowe that is suitable for framing. Please note that the wavy lines that you see in the background are not in the original engraving. They were caused by my scanning program. The original portrait that you are buying is extremely sharp and looks nice. <u>Bonus Item</u>: Comes with a 6 1/2 x 9 1/4, 2 page imprint of McClure's Magazine. June, 1896. Vol. VII. No. 1. Reminiscenses of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Mrs. Stowe In Her Home At Andover- An Instance Of Her Rare Religious Faith- Visits To James T. Fields- Mrs. Fields Kindness And Geniality. By Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Author of "The Gates Ajar," and "A Singular Life," etc. Chapters From A Life. Vol. VII. Illustration at left with the caption, "Mrs. Stowe at the time of writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Imprint at the bottom, Copyright, 1896, by the S.S. McClure Co. Remnants of a small piece of an old stamp hinge at the upper left edge. The 2 pages included here are in sequential order by virtue of the hyphenated word "peculiar" that ends the first page, and is completed on the 2nd page. However, this imprint is incomplete. Very fine condition.   (1809-1865) A tall, lanky Illinois lawyer, he was considered a back woodsman who would not amount to much. Contrarily, he became the 16th President of the United States of America, serving from 1861 to 1865, and he led the Union forces to victory in the bloody American Civil War. Among his many accomplishments, Lincoln was famous for his "Emancipation Proclamation," freeing the slaves, and for his immortal 1863 "Gettysburg Address." His second term in the White House was cut short when he became the first American President to be assassinated. He was shot by the famous actor, John Wilkes Booth, at Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C., on the evening of April 14, 1865, dying early the next morning. Authentic period engraving of a fully seated President Lincoln holding a book on his lap that is titled, "Constitution of the United States." A bust of President George Washington is sitting on a pedestal at his side. Printed signature, "A. Lincoln" is seen below his portrait, as well as the legend, "Likeness from a recent photograph from life." Published by Johnson, Fry & Co., New York. Light age toning, and some minor scattered stain spots in the margin, and on the reverse. Very fine portrait engraving of "Honest Abe." Please note that the wavy lines that you see in the background are not in the original engraving. They were caused by my scanning program which does not have a de-fragmentation tool in it.   Used, 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 envelope, with metal like plate affixed at the left edge with oval vignette of President Abraham Lincoln, and fully equipped and armed Union and Confederate soldiers standing below him. Printed above and below the Lincoln portrait is, Surrender At Appomattox, April 5th, 1865. (Error issue as the manufacturer of the plate got the date wrong!) Includes an original 1965 U.S. postage stamp, with silhouette of a standing soldier with stacked muskets at his side. Imprint on the stamp, Civil War Centennial, Appomattox, with a quote from President Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address, "With Malice Toward None," and dates 1865-1965, United States, 5c. Stamped in black, First Day Of Issue, with C.D.S., Appomattox, Va., 24522, Apr. 9, 1965 (the correct day of the surrender). Back flap is complete. Desirable Surrender At Appomattox Civil War Centennial souvenir. Excellent cover. Uncommon.

1864 Confederate $10 Note $50.00

  

Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abolitionist & Au $25.00

  

Civil War Portrait of President Abraham $25.00

  

Surrender at Appomattox First Day Cover $15.00
<b>Forced Issue Circulated Under Orders of General Ben Butler's Union Occupation Forces in New Orleans!</b> New Orleans, La., May 22, 1862. Large vignette at the center of the Bank of Louisiana building with the number "20" on both sides. At the lower left is an illustration of the Roman God "Mercury" wearing his winged hat, and holding the number "20," and at the upper right is an illustration of the Greek Goddess "Athena," with the Roman numerals "XX" at the lower right corner. The note is vertically stamped in blue, "FORCED ISSUE," along the right side directly next to "Athena." That was done by the occupying Union forces under the command of General Benjamin F. Butler. Fancy red reverse, "Bank of Louisiana" with a pair of Roman numerals "XX" on each side. Very fine plus. Scarce, and very desirable 1862 New Orleans bank note that was forced to be circulated by the Federal authorities after their capture of New Orleans. <u>WBTS Trivia</u>: The capture of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana started on April 25, 1862, and the city fell to Union forces on May 1st. The Bank of Louisiana, in New Orleans, opened for business in 1824, and operated until they became The Louisiana National Bank in 1866. Union General Ben Butler, nicknamed "The Beast" by the citizens of New Orleans, ordered that Confederate Treasury notes could no longer be issued by any New Orleans bank. Instead the note listed here was "forced" to be issued in this very nice example from The Bank of Louisiana. "Mercury," was the Chief Messenger of the Gods in Roman mythology. He was the God of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, communication, travel, luck, trickery, merchants, and thieves. He was also responsible for carrying souls to the underworld by wearing a broad brimmed winged hat, (or a "petasus" in Latin) that allowed him to fly according to Roman legend. "Athena" was the daughter of Zeus, and the Greek Goddess of War. She was usually portrayed wearing a helmet, and carrying a lance.   <b>1893 Grand Army of the Republic imprint signed (in print) by Eli Lilly</b> 8 1/2 x 11, imprint, signed (in print) by the famous pharmaceutical chemist, Eli Lilly, as Chairman of the Committee. Citizens' Executive Board 27th National Encampment G.A.R. Indianapolis, May 25, 1893 General Circular No. 2. The indications at this time are that the attendance at the Twenty-seventh National Encampment G.A.R., to be held in Indianapolis in the first week in September, will be much the largest in the history of the organization. The central point at which the Encampment will be held will enable a greater number of the veterans to attend at less cost than ever before. The World's Fair at Chicago is an attraction that thousands will combine with the Encampment, as the railroad rates for the latter will probably be the lowest that will be offered this year. Much more fine content regarding the railroad rates for the Encampment, arrangements for entertainment of the veterans, accommodations in hotels or boarding houses, sleeping quarters in the barracks, and more. Signed in print by Eli Lilly, as Chairman, and William Fortune, as Executive Director. Age toning and light wear. Very fine. WBTS Trivia: The famous Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, was founded in 1876, by Colonel Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical chemist, and Civil War veteran.   Milledgeville, April 6th, 1864. The State Of Georgia Five Dollars. Vignette of Moneta seated by a chest with Georgia State Arms in the background. Engraved by Howell. There is some staining at the bottom of the note. Fine to very fine.   4 1/2 x 6, imprint, 8 pages, plus paper wrap covers. Minutes Of The Third Annual Session Of The Piedmont Baptist S.S. Institute, Held With The Siloam Baptist Church, Anderson County, S.C., April 30th and May 1st, 1881. Scattered staining on the front and back covers, with some light age toning, and wear. An interesting little Baptist Church pamphlet from Anderson County, South Carolina. This imprint was part of the James family papers who were from Anderson County, South Carolina. During the War Between the States they had two sons, Thomas and John, who fought for the Confederacy in South Carolina regiments. Fine.

1862 Bank of Louisiana $20 Note $150.00

  

Circular, G. A. R. 27th National Encampmen $20.00

  

1864 State of Georgia $5 Note $45.00

  

Imprint, Minutes of a Session of Piedmon $15.00
H 24in. x D 14in.  H 38in. x D 18in. original cut glass brilliant design light  H 16in. x W 14in. x D 22in. price per pair  H 22in. x W 12in. x D 23in. PRICED AS A single

ANTUE BOWL LIGHT FIXTURE $850.00

  

ANTIQUE CUT GLASS BOWL LIGHT FIXTURE $3800.00

  

antique iron exterior lights $3200.00

  

ANTIQUE CAST IRON EXTERIOR LIGHT $2000.00
<b>With Two Cents President Andrew Jackson postage stamp</b> Very fine example of a homemade Southern cover that was made by folding a 6 1/4 x 5, thick brown color piece of paper into thirds to form an envelope. With 2 cents red brown U.S. postage stamp with a profile bust illustration of General and President Andrew Jackson. Scott #146, without grill. Black cancellation. Addressed in ink to N.E. James, Care Edward F. Stocks, Greenville, S.C. Circa 1870. These stamps were printed by the National Bank Note Co. Light wear, and aging. Very fine. <u>WBTS TRIVIA</u>: Andrew Jackson was the 7th President of the United States, serving from 1829-1837.   Imprinted fractional note, with vignette of South Carolina State Seal, the palmetto tree, at the center. The Bank of the State of South Carolina 10, 10, Will Pay Bearer On Demand "In Current Funds." Fifteen Cents over print in blue. Feb. 1, 1863. Signed in ink at the bottom. Fifteen, Issued under Act Feb., 1863, is printed in red on the reverse. Overall a very fine war date example of a Southern States bank note.   Imprinted fractional note, with vignette of South Carolina State Seal, the palmetto tree, at the center. The Bank of the State of South Carolina 10, 10, Will Pay Bearer On Demand "In Current Funds." Ten Cents over print in blue. Feb. 1, 1863. Signed in ink at the bottom. Ten, Issued under Act Feb., 1863, is printed in red on the reverse. There is a small area of paper loss at the first letter of the signature which was caused by ink burn. Overall a very nice war date example of a Southern States bank note.  This scarce mid to later 19th century figured gutta-percha whistle is styled in the classic configuration of bone or cast pewter examples of the period and remains in fine original condition. Made of the figured gutta-percha as was used in the manufacture of the period patented <I>hip-flasks</I> but in a color variation from the usual orange, this is the only example in this attractive cream and chocolate coloration we have ever encountered. A rare and very attractive variation, this whistle will make a nice companion piece in any Civil War <I>smalls</I> of personal item grouping. <B>Buy with confidence! </B><I> We are pleased to offer a <B><U>no questions asked</U> three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales!</B> <I>Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly.</I> <FONT COLOR=#0000FF>Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! </FONT COLOR=#0000FF>

Homemade Envelope Sent to Greenville, So $25.00

  

1863 State of South Carolina 15 Cents No $35.00

  

1863 State of South Carolina 10 Cents No $35.00

  

mid to later 1800s gutta-percha WHISTLE $75.00


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